U18 World League

Del Piero Alessandro
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Camillo Colecchia took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute, Camillo Colecchia fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Arne Almstedt, passed just outside the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Camillo Colecchia got free with Arne Almstedt in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 11 played minutes Hudiksvalls United got a freekick which was hit by Jerry Norström. Camillo Colecchia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Arne Almstedt made a huge save. Medoacus Maior's Camillo Colecchia got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Hudiksvalls United's Arne Almstedt got control of the ball when Camillo Colecchia tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Jonny Almqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Camillo Colecchia who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Arne Almstedt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Arne Almstedt was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Camillo Colecchia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Camillo Colecchia really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. 36 minutes into the match, Hudiksvalls United's goalkeeper Arne Almstedt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camillo Colecchia. Camillo Colecchia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Arne Almstedt made a huge save. Camillo Colecchia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Almstedt having to interfere. Camillo Colecchia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Medoacus Maior's Antonello Garibaldi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arne Almstedt. That made the score 3-1 after 46 minutes of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sebastian Christoffersson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Medoacus Maior's Carlo Suriani got control of the ball when Patric Melin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jonny Almqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Carlo Suriani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Medoacus Maior were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Hudiksvalls United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabrizio Piccirilli took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Fabrizio Piccirilli got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arne Almstedt quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Camillo Colecchia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arne Almstedt having to make a save. 72 minutes into the match, Hudiksvalls United's goal looked a bit too open when Camillo Colecchia came free, but Arne Almstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Camillo Colecchia got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 79 minutes into the match, Medoacus Maior's Alessio Caligaris sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arne Almstedt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Antonello Garibaldi hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Camillo Colecchia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arne Almstedt having to interfere. Arne Almstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessio Caligaris, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. During the 86th minute of the match Jonny Almqvist completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jonny Almqvist a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 86th minute, Jonny Almqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlo Suriani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rikard Stenquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Medoacus Maior's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.